Dell XPS 8900

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 8900 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XJ8C4
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180725
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 216 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 576 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 134 Parallax 124 105% 129 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 524 534 550 557 551 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 630 Write 512 Mixed 448 SusWrite 536 119% 531 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51 187% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 624 480% 656 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 213GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 405 412 424 428 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 439 Mixed 346 SusWrite 414 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 48.3 165% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 322 247% 336 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Asmt 2115 180GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 167GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 117 117 114 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 290 Write 178 Mixed 221 SusWrite 117 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 15.4 55% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 62.1 DQ Mixed 71.5 59% 85.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 55%
SABRENT 180GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 168GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 133 145 148 148 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 312 Write 249 Mixed 235 SusWrite 144 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 24.1 79% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 117 95% 135 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 67%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 137 138 140 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 108 Mixed 68 SusWrite 138 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 86%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 994GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 164 163 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 162 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 110%
H/W JBOD 7TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5TB free Firmware: 0106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 179 179 179 179 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 169 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 176 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 687GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 183 183 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 169 Mixed 78 SusWrite 182 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 169GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 149 149 153 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 217 Mixed 214 SusWrite 149 273% 204 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 21.8 1,675% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 37.4 DQ Mixed 28 2,309% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD0000802C F4-2400C15-8GVR Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.6% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 67%

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,112x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	464x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	507x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	346x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	71x
L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonBench 75%, 1,826 samples	66x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	522x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	158x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16